How to make lentil stew with dumplings/how to make vegan lentil casserole with dumplings/

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

plant-based milk

🥗Healthier: unsweetened almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Water reduces cost while maintaining moisture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more budget-friendly option.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be more expensive out of season.

Weigh out 130 grams of plain flour into a bowl.

Add 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt to the flour.

Add one big pinch of white pepper, 0.5 teaspoon of parsley, 0.5 teaspoon of rosemary, and 0.5 teaspoon of thyme to the flour mixture.

Mix everything together well.

Add 75 milliliters of dairy-free milk to the mixture until it forms a wet sticky dough.

Set the dumpling mixture aside to rest for a few minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Chop one onion and add 2 tablespoons of oil to a casserole dish.

Add the chopped onion to the dish and cook until softened over medium heat.

Chop one celery stick and one carrot, then add them to the dish and sweat until softened.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of thyme, 1 teaspoon of parsley, 0.5 teaspoon of rosemary, 0.5 teaspoon of oregano, and a big pinch of white pepper to the vegetables.

Crush in 2 cloves of garlic and turn off the heat.

Add a big pinch of cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon of tomato puree, and 113 grams of dried red lentils to the mixture.

Add a couple of drops of browning sauce (optional).

Crush in 1 veggie stock cube and pour in boiling water to cover the mixture.

Spoon the dumpling mixture on top of the lentil mixture in the casserole dish.

Cook in the oven at 180°C, keeping an eye on it and adding more boiling water if needed, until the vegetables and lentils are soft and the dumplings are golden on top and soft at the bottom.

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